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LISTENING - THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AFRO (BBC)
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The 2012 edition of the Guinness Book of Records has been published, after 56
years charting the world's fastest, longest, tallest, widest and every other
conceivable type of record available.
But what is it like to be the record holder for the largest afro?
Aevin Dugas, who holds the record and Craig Glenday, the book's editor in
chief, explained to Lucy Hockings how much effort goes into maintaining the
style and how it gets a little too hot in the summer months.
BBC NEWS WORLD, I have the world's biggest afro, internet, (15 September 2011),
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Delete the wrong answers. Aevin Dugas …

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1. ... is an American.
2. ... hates being famous.
3. ... sometimes wears her hair in a ponytail.
4. ... has become rich thanks to her afro.
Delete the wrong answers. Her biggest problems are:

1. cold winters in Canada (Her hair freezes whenever she goes outside.)
2. her naughty little sister
3. getting into her car (not enough headroom)
4. people touching her hair without asking
Name 3 practical problems that she encounters when wearing her hair afro
style.
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Name 3 things that she doesn't want curious people to do to her hair. (
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What does she call people who use a lot of shampoo and conditioner?
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True or false? Correct or explain if possible.

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 The world's smallest man could hide inside her hair.

 She doesn't want people touching her hair.

 She hates it when people take pictures with her hair.

 She hasn't had a hair cut for more than 10 years.

 She sometimes puts a donut on top of her head so the hair smells better.

 She always wears her hair like during the interview.

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LISTENING - THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AFRO (BBC)
Delete the wrong answers. Aevin Dugas …
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2.
3.
4.

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is an American.
doesn't mind being famous.
sometimes wears her hair in a ponytail.
has become rich thanks to her afro.

Delete the wrong answers. Some of her biggest problems are:
1.
2.
3.
4.

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cold winters in Canada (Her hair freezes whenever she goes outside.)
her naughty little sister
getting into her car (not enough headroom)
people touching her hair without asking

Name 3 practical problems that she encounters when wearing her hair afro
style.
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 slamming into the car door
 getting her hair into people's drinks
 her sister throwing stuff into her hair
 picking up straws when walking past other people's drinks

 steam coming out of her hair in summer (southern states) – feels like passing out
 she needs a lot of conditioner
Name 3 things that she doesn't want curious people to do to her hair. (
 don't smash it
 don't pull it
 don't touch it without asking

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What does she call people who use a lot of shampoo and conditioner? (two
words)
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product junkies
True or false? Correct or explain if possible.

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 The world's smallest man could hide inside her hair.
True, he could hide inside if he was to crawl around her head a little bit.
 She doesn't want people touching her hair.
Wrong, she wants them to ask first and not smash or pull it.
 She hates it when people take pictures with her hair.
Wrong, she wants them to ask first.
 She hasn't had a real hair cut for more than 10 years.
True, it's been growing for 12 years. She's just trimmed it a bit.
 She sometimes puts a donut on top of her head so the hair smells better.
Wrong, she usually keeps it in a quiet style, like a donut, braids or
twists.

 She always wears her hair like during the interview.
No, she needs to detangle it afterwards and then it gets damaged. In the
summertime it is way too hot. She doesn't normally wear it like this.
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